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. 2021 Oct 16;13(10):e18829. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18829

Table 2. Baseline characteristics of patients treated with < 0.13 mg/kg vs ≥ 0.13 mg/kg bolus diltiazem.

SD: standard deviation, HR: heart rate, bpm: beats per minute, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DPB: diastolic blood pressure.

Variable Diltiazem < 0.13 mg/kg Mean ± SD (n = 50) Diltiazem ≥ 0.13 mg/kg Mean ± SD (n=41) p-Value
Age, years 72 ± 15 77 ± 12 0.080
Weight, kg 97 ± 30 74 ± 20 < 0.001
HR, bpm 144 ± 21 149 ± 20 0.237
SBP, mmHg 130 ± 19 137 ± 25 0.117
DPB, mmHg 89 ± 16 90 ± 17 0.766